alt Hacker NewsIt costs ~$200,000 to apply for a TLD, and there's an ongoing renewal cost in the tens of thousands of USD.
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AnthonyMouse • last Monday at 10:42 PM
That's definitely not a cartel then.
It costs ~$200,000 to apply for a TLD, and there's an ongoing renewal cost in the tens of thousands of USD.
That's definitely not a cartel then.
For this application round, ICANN is running an Applicant Support Program, or ASP. The applicants seeking to apply for a TLD this round who qualify for the ASP will have a substantially reduced application fee, among other benefits. Our organization is one such org who has qualified for the ASP so we will not have to pay the full $227,000 application fee.